Basic Stances

Start your journey in the right direction. With simple yet challenging exercises, this course will allow you to build a solid foundation for yourself. Even if you are not a beginner and already have some martial arts experience, you might still find some stances which may be challenging.

Basic Stances

Start your journey the right way. With the simple but challenging exercises in this course you will build a solid foundation for your self. Even if you are not a beginner and already have martial arts experience you will find some stance that maybe even are challenging and unusual for you.

This stance is similar to Ma Bu – Horse Stance, with the difference of the hip and front foot position. While in Ma Bu, both feet are looking into the direction we are facing, in Ban Ma Bu our upper body and head turn sideways

We describe Xie Bu as Small Cross Stance or Cross Step. Its main feature is a crossed over leg position and amongst others, it is also to be found in the 13 Pillar System as a Pillar called Xiang Long – Subduing the Dragon.

The Big Cross Stance is similar to Xie Bu – Small Cross Stance. The main difference is that the back leg is straightened out fully. The correct alignment of the foot positioning is of importance for a clean stance.

This stance is definitely one of the more challenging ones because it requires a low crouching position with one leg fully straightened out. Due to that, it is often referred to as Drop Stance or Low Stance.

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